Watergang

Village in North Holland, Netherlands

52°26′N 4°57′E / 52.433°N 4.950°E / 52.433; 4.950CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth HollandMunicipalityWaterlandArea

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• Total4.65 km² (1.80 sq mi)Elevation

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−0.9 m (−3.0 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total570 • Density120/km² (320/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

1454^[1]

Dialing code020

Watergang (pronunciation^ⓘ, literally "watercourse") is a village in the northwest Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Waterland, North Holland, about seven kilometres (four miles) north of Amsterdam, on the east bank of the Noordhollandsch Kanaal.

The village was first mentioned in 1343 as "van waterganghe", and means canal. It refers to the waterway between Monnickendam and Amsterdam.^[3] The canal developed during the peat excavation of the 12th century, and Watergang developed as a linear settlement along the canal. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1642 and was restored in 1832.^[4]

People from Watergang

Alexander Johan Berman, Dutch Reformed Minister of Watergang
Simon Berman, Watergang-born mayor of Schagen, Bedum, and Alblasserdam

Gallery

Watergang, church in the street
Farm in Watergang
Tree in Watergang

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 1454AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ "Watergang - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ "Watergang". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2022.